Ismad Hashmi

Ismad Hashmi (16 June 1942-21 February 1983) was a Palestine Liberation Organization member.

Biography
Ismad Hashmi was born on 16 June 1942 in Nablus, Mandatory Palestine to a Sunni Muslim family. Hashmi's family fled to Syria after the Israeli War of Independence of 1948 forced several Palestinians to flee their homes, and Hashmi was educated in Damascus. Hashmi graduated from the University of Damascus in 1964, and he joined the Palestine Liberation Organization in Jordan that same year. Hashmi became a trusted confidant of Yasser Arafat, and he was appointed as one of the leaders of Fatah's special operations units. Hashmi was held responsible for several attacks on Jews across the world, as well as aircraft hijackings. In 1972, following the Munich Massacre, he was one of the PLO leaders who was selected for assassination by Israel due to his role in the violence.

On 21 February 1983, Hashmi was killed in a bomb blast in Montevideo, Uruguay, which had a large Palestinian population after the Nakba of 1948. His death was attributed to Mossad, which was responsible for dozens of assassinations of PLO leaders in "Operation Wrath of God" from 1972 to 1992.